Algerian National Front Explained

Algerian National Front
Leader:Moussa Touati
Foundation:1990s
Position:Right-wing
Seats1 Title:People's National Assembly
Website:https://web.archive.org/web/20090227060459/http://www.fna.dz/
Country:Algeria

The Algerian National Front (French: Front National Algérien; Arabic: الجبهة الوطنية الجزائرية|Jabhah al-Waṭaniyyah al-Jazā'iriyyah) is a right-wing political party in Algeria. The leader of the party is .[1]

In the elections of 30 May 2002, the party won 1.6% of the popular vote and eight of 380 seats. In the 2007 elections, it won 4.18% of the vote and 13 seats.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

ElectionParty candidateVotes%Result
2009Moussa Touati294,4112.04%Lost
201457,5900.56%Lost

People's National Assembly elections

People's National Assembly!Election!Party leader!Votes!%!Seats!+/–
2002Moussa Touati113.7001.60% 8
2007239,5634.18% 5
2012198,5442.60% 4
2017615,1309.51% 9
20211,2070.03% 1

Notes and References

  1. Book: David Seddon. Political and Economic Dictionary of the Middle East. 2013. Routledge. 978-1-135-35561-6. 38.